Quinnipiac University
9-17
University of Rhode Island
9-20
Bobcats Fall To URI In Offensive Showdown
4/10/2024 6:20:00 PM | Baseball
The Bobcats will fall to 9-20 on the season, while the Rams will improve to 8-18 overall on the season.
SCORE
Rhode Island 14, Quinnipiac 13
HOW IT HAPPENED
After a scoreless first inning, the Bobcats got the first run of the ballgame as Gabe Wright scored on a Kyle Garbowski groundout. Rhode Island came right back with three runs as Depino hit a three-run home run to left field, giving the Rams a 3-1 lead.
Another home run from the Rams made it a 4-1 game in the bottom of the fourth before the Bobcats exploded for six runs in the fifth. Jared Zimbardo got the scoring started in the inning as he blasted a two-run home run to left field. Later in the inning, Matt DeRosa drew a bases loaded walk to bring home Christian Smith. Kyle Garbowski stepped up as the next batter and on an 0-2 count, Garbowski got hit by a pitch to bring home another run. Dominick Proctor capped off the fifth inning as he hit a two-run single to left field to give the Bobcats a 7-4 lead.
Rhode Island answered back in the bottom half of the inning with five runs to retake the lead. Rhode Island got a two-run single to get the scoring started in the inning. Two more runs came in on an error in the outfield before they got their fifth run of the inning from a sacrifice fly to make it 9-7.
Quinnipiac responded in the top half of the sixth inning as they brought home four runs. Christian Smith hit a sacrifice fly to score Zimbardo to bring the Bobcats within one. A CJ Willis RBI single tied the game at nine in the sixth. Later in the inning, Kyle Garbowski singled up the middle to bring home the go-ahead run and Julian Buchman drew a bases loaded walk to bring home Wright.
URI got two runs in the sixth to even the game at 11 a piece. An RBI double brought home their tenth run of the game before their 11th run came in on an RBI single.
The Rams took the lead in the seventh inning as Depino singled to bring home a run. The next batter hit a double to left center to bring home two more runs and make it a 14-11 game.
In the top of the eighth, the Bobcats crept closer as Keegan O'Connor singled to left field to bring home two runs and make it a 14-13 game.
NEWS AND NOTES
- Seven different Bobcats recorded hits in the loss.
- Kyle Garbowski led the offense with 3 RBIs and finished the day going 1-for-4.
- Keegan O'Connor went 3-for-6 and drove in two runs.
- Dominick Proctor finished 1-for-3 while driving in two runs and scoring two.
- Christian Smith, CJ Willis, Matt DeRosa, and Julian Buchman each recorded an RBI.
- CJ Willis picked up two hits in five at-bats.
- Gabe Wright went 2-for-3 with three runs scored.
- Jared Zimbardo has reached base in 28 straight games.
ON DECK
- The Bobcats will be back in action on Friday, April 12 as they welcome the NJIT Highlanders to Hamden for a 3 PM first pitch.
Team Stats
Pitching:
W: Connor Grotyohann (1-5)
L: Manelski, Skyler (0-1)
S: Zach Fernandez (1)
Batting:
2B: O'Connor, Keegan 1 ; Wright, Gabe 1
HR: Zimbardo, Jared 1
RBI: Zimbardo, Jared 2 ; O'Connor, Keegan 2 ; Smith, Christian 1 ; Willis, CJ 1 ; DeRosa, Matt 1 ; Garbowski, Kyle 3 ; Proctor, Dominick 2 ; Buchman, Julian 1
SF: Smith, Christian 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Zimbardo, Jared 2 ; O'Connor, Keegan 1 ; Smith, Christian 1 ; Willis, CJ 2 ; Wright, Gabe 3 ; DeRosa, Matt 1 ; Garbowski, Kyle 1 ; Proctor, Dominick 2
SB: Zimbardo, Jared 1 ; Willis, CJ 1 ; Proctor, Dominick 1
CS: O'Connor, Keegan 1
HBP: Zimbardo, Jared 1 ; Garbowski, Kyle 1
Batting:
2B: Eric Genther 1 ; DJ Perron 1
HR: Anthony Depino 1 ; Michael Borrelli 1
RBI: Anthony Depino 4 ; Eric Genther 2 ; DJ Perron 3 ; Scott Penney 1 ; Jack Hopko 1 ; Michael Borrelli 2
SH: Brody Mckenzie 1
SF: Jack Hopko 1 ; Michael Borrelli 1
Base Running:
RUNS: Anthony Depino 2 ; Eric Genther 1 ; Michael Anderson 2 ; DJ Perron 2 ; Scott Penney 1 ; Will Hindle 2 ; Michael Borrelli 3 ; Brody Mckenzie 1
SB: Will Hindle 1 ; Michael Borrelli 1
CS: Scott Penney 1
HBP: Michael Anderson 1 ; Scott Penney 1 ; Will Hindle 1
